The British and Australian militaries have challenged China's claims over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with a "freedom of navigation" operation. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Washington and Manila support regional and global security by increasing readiness and strengthening deterrence, the U.S.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended separate meetings with their ASEAN counterparts ...

Other countries could openly side with China and rely on its military aid, as has occurred in Thailand, which is a Southeast Asian power albeit not a claimant to the South China Sea.

SHANGHAI - China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to submit a pact upgrading their free trade areas ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is fast-tracking discussions to conclude the highly anticipated Code of ...

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics ...

Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all attempted to counter Chinese claims to waters within their exclusive economic ...

Tensions have erupted once again in the volatile South China Sea as the Philippines condemned China’s use of water cannons near Pag-asa Cays on May 22. The latest flashpoint in the long-running ...

A top military general has issued a stark warning about an "aggressive Beijing" as tensions rise in the South China Sea. The Philippines' Brigadier General Michael Logico has poured scorn on China ...

China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea and has deployed a fleet of coast guards deep into Southeast Asia, including the EEZs of Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines ...